NZ Police Allegedly Asked Australia for Help to Stop Rebel News Reporter Avi Yemini From Entering the Country

NZ Police Allegedly Asked Australia for Help to Stop Rebel News Reporter Avi Yemini From Entering the Country
Avi Yemini arrives at the Melbourne Magistrates in Melbourne, Australia, on Nov. 6, 2019. AAP Image/David Crosling
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It has been alleged that New Zealand (NZ) police have directly contacted Australian authorities for information that enabled Immigration NZ to deny Australian Rebel News journalist Avi Yemini entry to NZ to report on a protest critical of the Labour government.

While attempting to board a plane to New Zealand on Aug. 22, Yemini’s passport was flagged due to the failure to meet the “good character test” due to a past criminal conviction, a spokesperson for Immigration NZ told 1News.